Cobra XRS 9840 - Manuals

Installation Your Detector 4 English 1. Attach the rubbercups to the bracket. 2. Make sure the rubber cups and your windshield are clean. 3. Push the bracket firmlyonto the windshield. 4. Attach the detector to thebracket. Check that the unitis parallel to the road'ssurface. 5. To adjust the angle i...

Getting Started Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 7 Standby Screen Icons • 13.2 V City Mode Highway Mode Compass IntelliMute AboveActivation Point IntelliMute BelowActivation Point User and Alert Settings Battery Voltage Your detector uses the following icons to indicate modes and funct...

Muting an Alert • Your detector allows you to quickly turn off an Audio Alert by momentarily pressing the Mute button. If you press the Mute button a second time during the alert, the Audio Alert will be turned back on. After the current alertis gone, the next alert will be heard. Two other features...

EasySet Programming Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 11 To use EasySet program mode: 1. Press the Menu/Save button to reach the opening program screen. 2. Choose whether you want to change: a. User Settings — press the Dim button to enter the User Setting loop (see page 12) b. Alert Se...

Program Flow Diagrams Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 13 Alert Settings Programming • Alert Programming allows you to selectively turn on or off detection of somesignals. The Alert Settings can be selected using the Dim and City buttons by scrolling through the settings as shown in th...

Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 15 NOTE IntelliMute may not work with some vehicles because it cannot sense theengine’s revs. In such cases, you can reduce unwanted audio alerts by usingAuto Mute and City mode when appropriate. NOTE The rev point must be reset if you use your...

Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 17 Set Compass After the detector is installed in your vehicle and Compass is turned on(see page 34), the system will automatically advance to the Set Compasscalibration screen from which the calibration can be performed. WARNING Before calibra...

Settings Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 19 Car Battery Voltage Display Mode Your detector can sense your vehicle’s electrical system voltage( Car Battery Voltage ) and show it on the display during normal operation of the unit. The factory setting is Car Battery Voltage on. Car Batte...

Settings Your Detector 20 English Alert Settings • Pop Alert When Pop Detect mode is on, Pop radar signals will be detected and an alert will be given. During the alert, the unit will continue to detect other signals.The factory setting is Pop Detect off. X Band Alert When X Band Detect mode is on, ...

Detection Your Detector 22 English Type of Signal Visual Display Voice X Band Radar X Alert K Band Radar K Alert Ka Band Radar Ka Alert Ku Band Radar Ku Alert Pop Radar Mode Pop Alert Signal Strength Chart SignalStrength = 1 (Weakest Signal) (Strongest Signal) SignalStrength = 2 SignalStrength = 3 S...

Detection Your Detector 24 English Type of Signal Visual Display Voice Emergency Vehicles Emergency VehicleApproaching Road Hazards Road Hazard Ahead Trains Train Approaching Type of Signal Visual Display Voice VG-2 Alert VG-2 Alert Spectre 1 Spectre Alert NOTE There are different tones for each Saf...

Understanding Radar and Laser Your Detector 26 English Understanding Radar and Laser • Radar Speed Monitoring Systems Three band frequencies have been approved by the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) for use by speed monitoring radar equipment: X band 10.525 GHz K band 24.150 GHz Ka band 33.40...

Specifications Your Detector Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 29 Specifications • Band and Frequencies Band Frequencies X Band 10.525 ± 0.050 GHz K Band 24.125 ± 0.125 GHz Safety Alert 24.070 ± 0.010 GHz Traffic Warning 24.110 ± 0.010 GHz System 24.190 ± 0.010 GHz 24.230 ± 0.010 GHz Ka Band 34.700 ±...

30 English Warranty Warranty Limited 1-Year Warranty • For Products Purchased in the U.S.A. Cobra Electronics Corporation warrants that its Cobra 12 Band Radar/LaserDetectors, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects inworkmanship and materials for period of one year from the date of...

Accessories Customer Assistance Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 33 Optional Accessories • You can find quality Cobra products and accessories at your local Cobradealer, or in the U.S.A., you can order directly from Cobra. See order infoon page 37. Windshield Mounting Bracket Includes suction cupsIt...

Set DisplayDim modedefault Page 18 15 SECONDS 30 SECONDS Twobeeps Dim Onebeep Dimmer Onebeep Dark Appendix Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 35 Introduction Mode Tone VisualDisplay Voice SetSmart-Powermode Page 18 Twobeeps SmartPowerOn Onebeep SmartPowerOff Set Dis...

Appendix Nothing Comes Close to a Cobra ® 36 * Not shown if VG-2 Detect is off. ** Not shown if Spectre 1 Detect is off. Appendix NOTE Factory defaults are highlighted inlight gray. See referenced pages formore information on the modes. Mode Tone VisualDisplay Voice Set PopDetectmode Page 20 Twobeep...